Judge Charles D. Wood
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Attorney filings
Court-wide- 1 copy • Following Initial Notification
Courtesy copies
Court-wide- Civil, Pro Se:
- Not required
- Civil, Pro Se:Within 48 Hours
Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness
Court-wide- Within Two Business Days
Stipulation of Discontinuance
Court-wide- 1 copy
Adjournments
- A conference adjournment requires a good-cause showing, an NYSCEF filing copied to all parties, consent information, and three proposed dates when consent is not obtained.
- A conference adjournment does not excuse discovery obligations or compliance with preliminary or compliance conference orders.
- The parties must attend a conference on its originally scheduled date unless the court confirms that it has been rescheduled.
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Request must include
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Document Format Requirements1 rule
If agreement cannot be reached, then each side shall present a proposed verdict sheet in Microsoft Word format
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- Word
Document Filing Requirements4 rules
When an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, counsel or self- represented parties must promptly file a stipulation of discontinuance before the case is marked settled and disposed (22 NYCRR § 202.28).
Shall be made by Order to Show Cause and be accompanied by a proposed order granting the requested relief (22 NYCRR § 202.8-a[b]).
Must include
- •Proposed order
The parties may submit a signed Trial Readiness Stipulation & Order to be so- ordered by the Court without the need for a compliance conference.
Once discovery is complete or has been deemed waived, the court will issue a Trial Readiness Order.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Correspondence to the court must be uploaded to NYSCEF and simultaneously copied to all counsel or self-represented litigants.
Correspondence to the Court must be uploaded to NYSCEF and simultaneously copied to all counsel or self-represented litigants.
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Signed orders to show cause must be uploaded to NYSCEF, while non-e-filed or opted-out cases receive the signed order by email.
Signed orders to show cause will be uploaded to NYSCEF. In non-e-filed cases or cases in which the moving party has opted out of e-filing, the signed order to show cause will be e-mailed to the moving party.
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An order to show cause must be filed through NYSCEF, except that non-e-filed cases may present it to the calendar clerk after paying required fees at the County Clerk's Office.
An order to show cause submitted to this court must be uploaded to NYSCEF, or in non-e-filed cases, presented to the office of the calendar clerk, after the payment of any required fees at the County Clerk’s Office.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Plaintiff must file and serve the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness within 20 days under the Trial Readiness Order.
Pursuant to the Trial Readiness Order, plaintiff shall file and serve the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness within 20 days.
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A stipulation of discontinuance must be filed promptly and before the case is marked settled and disposed.
When an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of, counsel or self- represented parties must promptly file a stipulation of discontinuance before the case is marked settled and disposed (22 NYCRR § 202.28).
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A post-note motion for summary judgment must comply with the deadlines in the Trial Readiness Order.
Post-note summary judgment motions shall comply with the deadlines set forth in the Trial Readiness Order.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Correspondence to the court must be simultaneously copied to all counsel or self-represented litigants.
Correspondence to the Court must be uploaded to NYSCEF and simultaneously copied to all counsel or self-represented litigants.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
A discovery-related motion cannot be submitted until a pre-motion conference has been requested and held.
No discovery related motion may be submitted until after a pre-motion conference has been requested and held.
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A preliminary conference can satisfy the pre-motion conference requirement, but no motion may be filed before the preliminary conference order issues.
A preliminary conference may constitute the pre-motion conference; however, no motion shall be made before a preliminary conference order has been issued.
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A pre-motion conference shall occur before motion practice so the court may attempt to resolve issues.
The pre-motion conference shall be held to permit the court the opportunity to resolve issues before motion practice ensues.
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Absent exigent circumstances, the parties are expected to confer in good faith either in-person or by telephone prior to requesting a pre- motion conference (22 NYCRR § 202.20-f).
Absent exigent circumstances, the parties are expected to confer in good faith either in-person or by telephone prior to requesting a pre- motion conference (22 NYCRR § 202.20-f).
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A required conference on a temporary restraining order request will be scheduled by the court.
A conference on the request for a Temporary Restraining Order, if required, will be conducted at a date and time set by the court.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A conference adjournment requires a good-cause showing, an NYSCEF filing copied to all parties, consent information, and three proposed dates when consent is not obtained.
Conferences will only be adjourned upon a showing of good cause (22 NYCRR § 202.10). The party requesting the adjournment must upload the request to NYSCEF and copy all other parties. The request must indicate if all the request is being made on consent, and if not, the reasons consent is not given, along with 3 proposed dates.
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Motion adjournment requests must go to the Motion Support Clerk, not the judge or this part, and will not be granted after the motion's return date.
Adjournment requests must be made to the Motion Support Clerk in accordance with Part III of the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules. b. Requests for adjournments shall not be addressed to this part. c. No adjournments will be granted after the return date.
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The parties must attend a conference on its originally scheduled date unless the court confirms that it has been rescheduled.
Unless the parties receive confirmation from the Court that a conference has been rescheduled, the parties must appear for the conference as originally scheduled.
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A conference adjournment does not excuse discovery obligations or compliance with preliminary or compliance conference orders.
Any adjournment of a conference will not excuse the failure to provide discovery or adhere to preliminary conference or compliance conference orders.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Communications with the listed chambers staff are limited to IAS matters.
Communications with the Court’s Chambers staff listed above is restricted to IAS matters only.
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Self-represented parties must direct all communications through the Part Clerk and Secretary.
Self-represented parties must direct all communications through the Part Clerk and the Secretary.
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Ex parte communications are prohibited unless all counsel consent, except for permitted scheduling matters and presentation of orders to show cause for signature.
Ex parte communications are strictly prohibited except upon consent of all counsel, or with respect to scheduling matters or the presentation of orders to show cause for signature.
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Counsel must inform clients that court staff may not communicate with represented parties under any circumstances.
Counsel must inform their client(s) that under no circumstances shall any member of this court’s staff engage in any conversation or exchange any communication with a represented party.
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The court must not be copied on correspondence between the parties.
The court shall not be copied on correspondence between the parties.
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A party unable to access the virtual appearance must immediately notify the Part Clerk and all other parties by email and provide a contact phone number.
If a party experiences technical difficulties when accessing the Teams link and cannot connect to the call-in number, the party shall immediately e-mail the Part Clerk on notice to all other parties. The party shall include in the e-mail a phone number where that party can be contacted.
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A pre-motion conference is requested by emailing the Part Clerk with notice to all other parties.
A pre-motion conference is requested by e-mailing the Part Clerk on notice to all other parties.
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Questions about local procedures should be directed to the Civil Calendar Office at the listed phone number.
Questions regarding local procedures should be addressed to the Civil Calendar Office at (914) 824-5300.
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